I need you to come in early tomorrow

You're a swing driver. In the afternoon you receive a text from a manager asking if you'd come in 6 hours earlier than scheduled the next day. You don't respond because you're working. A couple hours pass and you receive another text with a more aggressive, direct tone no longer asking, but telling you to come in early. Do you have to show up early? Are swing drivers essentially on call all the damn time thanks to "operational needs"? Any insight beyond " LOL you're a swing LOL" would be greatly appreciated.

You're a swing driver. In the afternoon you receive a text from a manager asking if you'd come in 6 hours earlier than scheduled the next day. You don't respond because you're working. A couple hours pass and you receive another text with a more aggressive, direct tone no longer asking, but telling you to come in early. Do you have to show up early? Are swing drivers essentially on call all the damn time thanks to "operational needs"? Any insight beyond " LOL you're a swing LOL" would be greatly appreciated.

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Regardless it's up to you, swings here are always working all kinds of crazy hours but that's because we want too. They text me to start at 5am I'll never turn it down, if they want me on OT by 1:30 that's on them

You're a swing driver. In the afternoon you receive a text from a manager asking if you'd come in 6 hours earlier than scheduled the next day. You don't respond because you're working. A couple hours pass and you receive another text with a more aggressive, direct tone no longer asking, but telling you to come in early. Do you have to show up early? Are swing drivers essentially on call all the damn time thanks to "operational needs"? Any insight beyond " LOL you're a swing LOL" would be greatly appreciated.

The best I can offer is that he needs to check the P & P in the computer. Find out what the policy is on schedule time changes. I'm sure there is a minimum advanced notice, but I don't remember what it is.

The best I can offer is that he needs to check the P & P in the computer. Find out what the policy is on schedule time changes. I'm sure there is a minimum advanced notice, but I don't remember what it is.

The best I can offer is that he needs to check the P & P in the computer. Find out what the policy is on schedule time changes. I'm sure there is a minimum advanced notice, but I don't remember what it is.

I don't understand why you guys subject yourselves to this treatment. If you are a full time courier you just need to do your own rte and nothing else. Unless you want to do more. If you are a swing, the swings I know only do what they're are scheduled to do unless they want more work. I guess not all areas are the same.

You're a swing driver. In the afternoon you receive a text from a manager asking if you'd come in 6 hours earlier than scheduled the next day. You don't respond because you're working. A couple hours pass and you receive another text with a more aggressive, direct tone no longer asking, but telling you to come in early. Do you have to show up early? Are swing drivers essentially on call all the damn time thanks to "operational needs"? Any insight beyond " LOL you're a swing LOL" would be greatly appreciated.

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As someone stated, "texting" is not a form of communication, especially if it's my personal phone.
Actually, when I upgraded my phone, I got another number. No where in policy does it state, they
need my phone number. So if they don't reach me by the MDT or FedEx email, oh well.

If you want me to run a different route, it would be such a courtesy, to let me know the day before - yes, 24 hours before. Plus, our HR rep told us if they call us at home, we could get 2 hours "call in pay". That cut out the phone calls with a quickness.

The best excuse if you don't wish to tell them, "don't call me on my personal phone, during my OFF TIME" ...
... I sleep up until I'm scheduled to come in; my phone will not be on!